SCHOOLS 



WALBERTON. John Nash by will 24 May, 1732, gave to the churchwardens and overseers of 

 the poor of the parish of Walberton a newly built house and garden in Walberton for the use of a 

 schoolmaster, and also an annuity of 12 payable out of his manors, lands, and tenements in 

 Walberton for the education of the poor children of the parish. The house was pulled down about 

 1780 by the owner of the estate, and another house was appropriated to the school. The aid of 

 Chancery had to be invoked in 1816 to make the owner give up possession of the house and 

 pay the annuity. 



GUESTLING, BRADSHAW'S CHARITY. The Rev. Robert Bradshaw by will 20 November, 1734, 

 directed his executors after the death of his wife to sell his property in Sussex and lay out 500 in 

 the purchase of property to be settled for the maintenance of a schoolmaster in Guestling to teach 

 20 poor children of the parish. This property was continually before the Court of Chancery, 

 and there was only a schoolmaster at fitful intervals. A scheme was finally settled in 1835 by 

 which schools for boys and girls were to be built, and a schoolmaster and schoolmistress to be 

 appointed. In 1867 there were about 60 boys and girls in equal proportion. 



BOXGROVE. On 13 February, 1 740, the countess dowager of Derby by deed granted lands to be 

 sold for the purpose of building almshouses, part of which was to be for a schoolmaster to teach 

 1 2 poor boys and girls 'the three R's. A schoolhouse was built in her lifetime. The master had 

 j2O, the mistress 2 Ss. a year in 1819. 



Mrs. Elizabeth Nash by deed i o November, 1716, granted lands from the rents and profits of 

 which one-third part was to be spent in schooling and clothing for two poor children of Boxgrove. 

 In 1819, the master and mistress received 241. each from this fund. 



By will 6 March, 1740, Barnard Frederick devised lands of the yearly value of 6 for teaching 

 two or more children of Boxgrove reading, writing, and needlework, and clothing them. The 

 schoolmaster received all the dividend from the fund at first, but in 1819 it was decided to allow 

 ji iSs. a year for their clothing, and to make up the master's salary by voluntary contributions. 

 The boys from all these charities were taught in Lady Derby's schoolhouse, and all the girls in a 

 school built on the duke of Richmond's land. There were 44 boys and no girls in the 

 school in 1867. 



MAYFIELD. In 1749, 480 was subscribed by the inhabitants of Mayfield for establishing a 

 school there. By deed of 17 May, 1750, Michael Baker in consideration of 450, part of the sum 

 subscribed, granted a rent-charge of ji8 a year and many acres of land in trust, that the trustees 

 and the vicar of Mayfield should be manager of the school, to appoint a schoolmaster to teach 

 24 children gratis. He bequeathed a house for the schoolmaster by will, 28 May, 1750. A 

 nephew, another Michael Baker, by will 2 March, 1771, and Thomas Baker, by will in January, 

 1781, bequeathed each 100 to the trustees for the benefit of the school. This was represented in 

 1867 by 39 boys taught free in the National School. 



BRIGHTON, GRIMMETT'S CHARITY. William Grimmett by will dated 14 March, 1749, gave 

 five twenty-fourths of his estate after the death of his widow, and 20 a year after the death of his 

 brother, to be applied in clothing 20 poor boys, sons of parishioners of Brighthelmston, and 

 educating them in the principles of the Church of England, the three R's, merchants' accounts, and 

 navigation. The school thus founded first came into operation in 1768, when the total capital was 

 2,330 us. 6d. It was first conducted in premises provided at the expense of the schoolmaster, 

 who was allowed to take 10 paying scholars. In 1801 the master of Springett's School was 

 appointed master of this school also, and he removed the boys to Springett's schoolhouse. In 1 8 1 8 

 this house was turned into a strictly national school, and for the next ten years the master again 

 provided the house, taking 2O paying scholars. In 1828 the trustees of Grimmett's Charity made 

 an arrangement with the trustees of the Central National School by which Grimmett's boys were 

 to be received into the National School and educated free of expense, so that all the funds were 

 applied to clothing ; by this arrangement 40 poor boys instead of 20 were annually clothed. 



SPRINGETT'S CHARITY. About 1740 Anthony Springett gave a house and garden in Narrow 

 Lanes, Brighton, upon trust for a charity school. In 1829 this school was merged in the Central 

 National School, the house was sold for 400 and the money applied to the National School as 

 well as 284 12s. three per cent, reduced annuities given by Lady Gower in 1771 in aid of 

 Springett's School. 



PETWORTH, TAYLOR'S SCHOOL. The Rev. John Taylor, late fellow of Winchester College, 

 by will 20 March, 1753, gave 2,400 to the warden and scholars of Winton College in trust to 

 pay 56 IDS. yearly out of the interest to the rectors of Petworth, Tillington, and Duncton, who 

 were made trustees, and who were to appoint a schoolmaster to teach 10 poor boys and 10 poor 

 girls of the parish of Petworth. By a codicil of 10 April, 1775, he bequeathed a further sum of 

 800 on the same trusts to provide clothing for the children. An arrangement was made with 

 the trustees of the earl of Egremont's Schools, founded in 1833 and 1834, whereby all these 

 children were taught together, the boys by a master, and the girls by a mistress. 



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